Dev Ops Engineer - #1662422

What you’ll be responsible for

Working as a multidisciplined member of the Automation & Integration Collaboration Centre (AICC), you will report into the Senior DevOps Engineer.

You will develop, embed, and support automation solutions and practices across the organisation to help the business reduce the time spent managing work and/or enabling them to increase the volume of work performed. This will be done (but not limited to) the utilisation of Microsoft’s Power Platform. You will:

• Work with the AICC Product Owner & Senior DevOps Engineer to understand customer requirements and design, build and test automated solutions in the Power Platform using an Agile methodology.

• Work with the Scrum team to refine standards for the construction of automated solutions.

• Work with the Senior DevOps Engineer to ensure fit for purpose security measures are in place to manage and govern data contained within our solutions

• Contribute to the Makers’ Toolkit to provide guidance and templates enabling Makers to create automated solutions for themselves.

• Provide support for applications that require the AICC’s assistance, to ensure recovery in the quickest time possible.

• Ensure the integrity of the platform and its applications through participation in the Collaboration Centre’s Design Authority which assures applications meet the standard for the platform – security, best practice construction, support arrangements, etc.

• Participate in opportunities for innovation both within the collaboration centre team and external stakeholders through events such as hackathons and product showcases. Fully utilise time allocated for innovative thinking to explore new approaches to deliver business value

• As part of the AICC, assist in the upskilling of our Maker Community, through assisting in designing training courses, delivering training courses, and contributing to the Makers’ toolkit

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• AICC - Senior DevOps Engineer/Technical Architect/Solution Architect/Business Analyst/Product Owner/Scrum Master

• ITS Architecture

• ITS Service Team

• ITS Cyber Security Team

• All other business areas and support functions

External

• External bodies and stakeholders

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience of applying technology to solve a business problem

• Knowledge/Experience of SharePoint & Office365

• Knowledge/Experience of Microsoft PowerApps & PowerBI

• An understanding of the Azure platform would be advantageous

• An understanding of Agile methodologies

• Qualification/Degree in a technology related discipline is desirable

Good to know

Hybrid working with 2 days in the office required per week, additional days as required by needs of the business.

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)

• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year

• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions

• Free Mortgage Brokering Services

• Enhanced family friendly policies

• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes

• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops

• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites

• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service

• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

• Many more can be found here!

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment Please note, we may close this role sooner if required.

We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest. Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.